WATERLOO, Ont. - Wilfrid Laurier University's department of Athletics and Recreation will play host this coming weekend to the Cape Breton Capers, Concordia Stingers and the McMaster Marauders in the annual Hawk Challenge men's basketball tournament.

The host Golden Hawks sport a 1-1 preseason record, most recently coming off a 88-75 loss to the UBC Thunderbirds. The McMaster Marauders, the other OUA squad in the tournament, have a 1-1 record after defeating the Manitoba Bisons' 104-102 and falling to the Fraser Valley Cascades 82-73.

The Concordia University Stingers from the QSSF conference are 2-0 after winning the Nike Tournament. The final team attending the Hawk Challenge is the Cape Breton Capers who compete in the AUS conference.